Shoulder pad and method of fabricating the same



May 25, 1948.

s. KAGAN ETAL 2,442,008 SHOULDER PAD AND METHOD OF FAB RICAfI'ING THE SAME Filed Nov. 2, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 'INVENTORS. IRVING ROTHENBERG SIMON KAGAN ATTORNEY May 25, 1948. S. KAGAN ETAL 2,442,008

SHOULDER PAD AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Filed Nov. 2, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lRV/NG ROTHENBERG i 54- BY S/MON KAGAN 56 58 v ATTORNEY must then be cut at Patented May 25, 1948 SHOULDER PAD AND METHOD OF TE BR C G HE -SAME Simon Kagan and Irving Rothenberg,

New York, N. Y

Appl c ti nN vemher 2, 1944, Serial .No. 561.515

:3 Claims.

The present invention relates to a shoulder padding used in the manufacture of garments, such ing it.

Heretofore, shoulder cerned with were made This ribbon trim is folded over upon itself with the edges of the plies arranged between the folds of the ribbon, which are all then sewed together.

In manufacturing such prior art pads, a continuous ribbon is used to sew the straight edges at the back of the pad and another continuous ribbon is used to sew the curved edges at the front of the pad. As a result there is formed a continuous string or strip of pads each separated by a portion of the sewedtogether ribbons, which these intermediate spaces to form the individual separate pads.

The trimmed or bound edges of these prior art pads often came apart, particularly when they were separated from each other in the formed strip or string and when the garment to which they were attached was washed or cleaned. Further, these trim edges tively rough and were not uniformly sewed because of the shifting of the ribbon. Since the two plies had to be matched, it was also difficult for this reason to provide pads that were uniform in size and shape, this unevenness adding to the difficulties of manufacture.

The present invention contemplates the provision of such a pad made from but a single ply of material, approximately ellipticali-n plan view and folded over upon itself to form a pad that is somewhat half elliptical in plan-view, thuselimr hating a cutting and the matching operation.

The present invention further contemplates the provision of such pad in which thevribbons for trimming or binding the edges are eliminated, in this way further reducing the cost of manufacture. We accomplish this by using a blank formed from a single ply of material folded over upon itself to form astraight .untrimmed edge t the back of the pad, which cannot separate and sewing the curved edges at the front of the pad with a relatively close overlooking stitch, the threads of which constitute the trimmed edge of the pad thus fuither eliminating material and reducing cost.

Our invention therefore dispenses with one operation of stitching and results in the manu fact-lire of a strip or s-trin-gof pads whichareconn-ected together at the ends thereof by the-overlocking stitching itself and not by the ribbons,

which trimthe edges of pfi'Or art pads. As a -result when 'thepads are separated by cutting the overlooked stitching of thread, the trimmed front edges will not separate since the ends are formed from the stitching itself nor will-they, by reason thereof, separate when the garment, to which they are attached, is washed.

Further, the trimmed edges provided by the construction and method of manufacture contemplated by our invention will be :uniformand present a smooth and'even-finish or binding that will not cause any discomfort as was at times wont to happen with the pads of the prior art.

These, other and further objects and advantages of the presentinvention wil-l -be clear from the description which follows and from thedrawings appended thereto in wliich Fig.1 is aplan view of a blank of material that is used to form a; pad pursuant to our invention;

Fig. 2 is a similar plan view, showing the blank of material partially folded-overupon itself; 7

Fig. 3 is a plan'view of a-p'ad constructed pursuan-t to our invention, the stitching not illustrated as completed in order to save drafting and a completed pad connected thereto being broken away to condense thedrawing; I

Fig. 4 is asection onthe lined- 4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is adetail view schematically illustrating the overlooking stitch used; 7

Fig. 6 is a plan viewpfpart of asewing machine used in the practice of our invention V Fig. 7 is a plan view of the workguide used;

Fig. 8 is a perspectiveview thereof;

Fig.9 is an end viewthereof. v

Referring now to Figs. 'lto'fi, a pad pursuant .to our invention is formed from the -blan'k Ill (Fig. 1) which is a single ply of suitable material preferably buckram or coarsely woven stiffened cloth.

The blank ill is in the form of anellipse and "is folded over upon itself (see Figs. 2 and 3) along the median line I 2-extending from .one :comparat-ively pointed end M to the other comparatively pointed end I6.

There is thus formed the body of the pad 18 (Fig. 3) comprising"the'superposed layers ofcloth ill? and 22 (Fig. 2) and the closed substantially straight rear edge 24 (Fig. 3) formedalong the median line.

The open edges 26 and 28 (Figs. 2 and 3) of the superposed layers 20 and 22 are then sewed together in a conventional sewingmachine, which has been modified as we shalll'des'cribe, to form a trimmed edge 38 by the overlooking stitch. V This overlooking stitch is formed from three threads by'three needles, which are conventionally operated and therefore need not be illustrated or described. The cams operating the needles are cut so that the stitches are close so that a comparatively continuous binding is formed by the threads.

Refe r n now particula y to rig.- 5. t e firs thread 32 is sewed on top of the upper layer 22 the use of comparatively unskilled labor and yet and is provided with the lower sinker loops 34 a pad that is extremely neat in appearance and inwardly of the open edges '26 and 28 and the rugged in wear;

upper sinker loops 36, just outside of the edges We claim: 7

28 and 26. i 1 K i 1. A string of pads, each pad in the nature of On the underside of the pad is on top of thea an epaulet, the pads of the string connected tolower layer 20, a second thread 38 is similarly gether by'a line of stitching forming the trimmed sewed and is provided with the lower sinker edge of the pad, each pad connected to the adloops 4!) arranged inwardly of the open edges 26 jacent pad by a portion of the stitching, a sepaand 28 and the upper sinker loops 42, just out rateunattached pad being formed upon cutting side of the edges 28 and 26,-which latter (42-) away the said portion of the stitching connectare interlooped with the sinker loops 3!; to coning the pad to an adjacent pad, each pad formed stitute the edge of the binding of the pad. from an elliptical in plan view blank of material A third thread 44, at the bottom of the overfolded over upon itself to form a substantiallylocking stitch,gathers and interloops the lower straight closed rear edge, a curvilinear front sinker'1oops'34 and 40 of the first two threads edge and a pair of superposed similar,-equal in 32 and 38 and sews the two layers and ,22 area elements in surface contact'with each other, together: j the line of stitching 'connecting the pads to- It will now be recognized that by this construogether formed by an overlooking stitch closing tion, it is no longer necessary to provide a trim 20 the curvilinear front edges of the folded over formed from a suitable ribbon at the rear edge parts of material and sewing the said curvilinear 24 of the pad I8, the closed edge formed by foldedges together, said overlooking stitch formed ing the blank constituting 'a uniform substanfrom three threads, a first mentioned thread ti lly straight edge that cannot become sepa-r thereof sewed to the pad on the upper side rat d, t r y n t on y r du he st f ma- 25 thereof and having lower sinker loops inwardly terials but forming an edge that will not become of the curvilinear edge and upper sinker loops frayed or uncomfortable in wear. outside the curvilinear edge, a second thread It will further be recognized that a ribbon trim thereof sewed to the pad on the underside therefor the. curved edge of the pad is also eliminated of and having lower sinker loopsinwardly of the bythe Ove stiteh'which is comparatively curvilinear edge and upper sinker loops on the es c y Since it substitutes thread for a riboutside f the curvilinear edge, said upper sinker bon' material, It will' also be recognized that loops of the first and second threads being inbecause Of 'the'interlooped threads of an overterlooped to form the binding edge of the pad,

looking stitch, the trimmed e e fo m r and a third thread thereof gathering and inter:

W t me av eda y pp n t looping the lower sinker loops of the first and the ribbon trimmed edge of prior art pads. 7 second threads:

'- I operation folded over blanks are fed into 2. The string of pads of claim 1, the curvilinear the sewing machine, in the manner which we front edges and the substantially straight rear shail es ri S0 i ii n ed are w dedge arranged across the weave of the material. together to form a continuous overlooking stitch 40 3, Th th d of forming a string of pads,

along-t e t mm edges 3 0f t p which each pad in thenature of an epaulet, which are t ereby ld together as a string, as illuscomprises forming a plurality of blanks, elliptical trated in Fig.3. g r in plan view, each from a single ply of material, The pads are then separated by cutting the folding each blank upon itself to form the body separating portions 46 of the overlook ng stitch ,5 of the pad of two superposed layers in contact h l in the sepa pads together (Fig. 3), an witheach other throughout the surfaces thereof operation which can not adversely aff t th and having a closed substantially rear edge and binding as was the case with-prior art padsand a open edge formed by the aligned curvilinear the methods of manufacture heretofore available. edges of the blank and sewing the open edges R ferrin now to F s 6 to the fo v 50 of each'blank by means of a continuous overblank 48 as positioned on the Work ta l -o s plocking stitch which forms a trimmed edge of ,port '50 is fed to the conventional needles ,(not each pad and a connecting portion joining the in the side 58.,

' against in feeding the work to the needles. In

shown) 'by me ns of usual work feeding means pads together, said overlooking stitch formed by 52; 1' 1 7 three threads, the first of said threads on one In order to properly present the unsewed edges side of the blanks, the second of said threads on of the folded over blank 48 to the conventional the other side of theblanks, said first and seccutting means (not shown) so that the edges may 0nd threads being interlooped on the outside of be suitably uniformly trimmed before they are said-open edge, and the third of said three sewed together with the overlooking stitches 3B," threadsgathering and interlooping the first and we secure the we k guide 54 to the work table, second threads inwardly of the open edge. bent to conform to the shape thereof, by means I of the set screw 55 passing through the slot 58 SIMON KAGAN.

V a IRVING ,ROTHENBERG. The finger '60 extends upwardly from the lement '62 'above the table in advance of the REFERENCES CITED needles and the cutting means to guide the blank The following references are of record in the thereto as the unsewed edges are held thereme of this patent, I

this manner the resulting stitch also uniformly UNITED STATES PATENTS V binds and shapes the edges of the pad to trim it. Number Name Date 7 'It will now be recognized that not only does 2,044,909 Kovar June 23, 1909 our'invention provide a pad, in the nature of a 2,061,435 Neidecker Nov. 17, 1936 hidden epaulet that is relatively inexpensive to 2,390,565 pi D e- 9 5 produce by reason of the elimination ofmaterial ,39 31 fii lman May 1945 in its manufacture, but in addition requires only 

